Articles filed under Illinois
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Union contract extension means no Peoria bus disruptionsNov 30, 2016 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A union contract extension has averted possible immediate disruption of transit services in the Peoria area. CityLink, or the Greater Peoria Mass Tra...
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Illinois man pleads not guilty in missing woman's deathNov 30, 2016 6:00 am - HENNEPIN, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois man has pleaded not guilty to charges in connection with the death of a missing woman whose body was found in a shallow grave. The (LaS...
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Last-minute Exelon subsidy plan goes to Illinois House floorNov 30, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A massive plan to bolster Illinois' nuclear industry and expand energy efficiency programs will get a House floor vote Thursday on the final day...
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Illinois House OKs symbolic measure opposing tax increaseNov 30, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois house has approved a symbolic measure expressing opposition to passing an income-tax increase during a lame-duck session when fewer...
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Protesting woman arrested at Iowa Utilities Board buildingNov 30, 2016 6:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A woman has been arrested after protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline at the Iowa Utilities Board building in Des Moines and demanding a meet...
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Missouri college on lockdown for 2 hours after gun on campusNov 30, 2016 6:00 am - CANTON, Mo. (AP) - Police say someone pointed a gun at a student on the campus of Culver-Stockton College, prompting officials to place the school on lockdown for two ho...
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Ex-Aurora man gets 48-year term in ex-girlfriend's killingNov 30, 2016 6:00 am - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - A DuPage County judge has sentenced a former Aurora man to 48 years in prison for the 2014 killing of his ex-girlfriend. DuPage County prosecutors s...
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Caretakers of disabled Illinois residents could get OT payNov 30, 2016 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois General Assembly approved a measure allowing home health care workers to get overtime pay for work over 40 hours a week. The 68-42 ...
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Illinois to get $20 million in preschool grantsNov 30, 2016 12:00 am - Illinois school districts will receive $20 million to expand access to high-quality preschool programs for all children next year. It is among 18 states that will recei...
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Man shot by off-duty officer outside Illinois store, diesNov 29, 2016 6:00 am - CAHOKIA, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a man has died after being shot by an off-duty police officer outside an Illinois retail store. Cahokia police Chief David Landmann ...